Week 2 Recap

No offense to our main guy, JD, but my primary consultants are Jack and Christian Shepherd.

Not the high profile names we had in Week 1, but there were still a few significant injuries.

Brett Keisel – out 2 months with a calf strain. Christian says it’s a huge deal, while Jack thinks it won’t affect the Steelers at all. (I agree with Jack.)

Robaire Smith – out for the year with a ruptured Achilles tendon. Not only did our Steelers send the Browns to an 0-2 start, but we vanquished one of their starting D-linemen.

Roy Williams – out at least 3 weeks with a broken forearm. Does this guy even matter any more? Jack feels he still has to fix him up and get him healthy.

Anybody finding my injury recap weird and making absolutely no sense should watch LOST, the best show on television, hands down.

What we’ve learned 2 weeks into the season:

*The Giants winning the super bowl may not have been a fluke.
*Seattle’s reign may be finished, while Arizona may run away with the West.
*Minnesota needs a QB, while Detroit needs a defense.
*Carolina may be ready to return to the top.

*Buffalo is the team to beat in the AFC East, but N.E. still has a great defense.
*The Chargers are a different team without Shawne Merriman.
*The Steelers have the potential to be special, even without our top 3 picks.
*Tennessee is closer to elite status than Jacksonville.

*Either Knowshon Moreno (Cincinnati) or Malcolm Jenkins (St. Louis) will be the #1 pick.

Best Game of the Week – San Diego at Denver – This match-up had everything from high scoring to great individual plays, from gutsy coaching calls to horrendous officiating. Most of us didn’t join in until the 4th quarter, but if you were paying attention Sunday afternoon, you knew that this was the most unpredictable game of the day. It is a shame that a bad call tarnished the outcome, but it still provided a classic finish and a great, albeit undeserved, win for the Broncos.

Most Disappointing Game of the Week – Pittsburgh at Cleveland – This designation is due in no way to the Steelers, but to the pathetic play of the Browns, as well as Hurricane Ike. In what was supposed to be a fiercely contested battle for early division supremacy, the Browns were extremely ineffective and reduced to a mere whimper. Meanwhile, the effects of Ike were on display in slowing down both offenses and providing a generally sloppy contest.

Top Performance – Anquan Boldin – 6 receptions, 140 yards, 3 TD, 23.3 average. Yes, this performance came against the Dolphins, and, yes, Brandon Marshall had 18 catches for 166 yards and one score, but the difference comes in the extra two touchdowns for Boldin, and especially in Marshall’s yards per catch (or lack thereof, 9.2).

Playoff Shapers
Washington over New Orleans
Buffalo over Jacksonville
New England over N.Y. Jets
Denver over San Diego